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Valkyrie definition

Val·kyrie (val kir′ē, val′ki rē)

noun

Norse Myth. any of the maidens of Odin who conduct the souls of heroes slain in battle to Valhalla and attend them there

Etymology: ON valkyrja, lit., chooser of the slain < valr, those slain (see Valhalla) + kjōsa, to choose

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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